Tuesday 21 June 2016

Beliefnet : Buddhist Prayers

http://www.beliefnet.com/Faiths/Buddhism/Buddhist-Prayers.aspx?filter_prayers_by_faith=Buddhism&filter_prayers_by_need=&prayer_text_search=&submitted=yes&t=Buddhism&p=2

Buddhist Prayers

Buddhism
Anonymous
May this food be dedicated to the triple jewel The precious Buddha...
Buddhism
Anonymous
Bless all of those who have brought this nourishment...
Buddhism
Anonymous
The joys and pains of all beings are present in the gift of this food. Let us receive it in love...
Catholic
Anonymous
Before we eat, We turn our attention To the bounty before us...
Buddhism
Beliefnet member Embracing_Life
May humanity and its leaders, collectively and individually, embrace and practice the mindfulness, love, and compassion ...
Buddhism
A traditional Buddhist prayer
I take refuge in the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha Until I attain Enlightenment…
Buddhism
The Buddha
Let us live happily, without hate amongst those who hate. Let us dwell unhating amidst hateful men. Let us live happi ...
Buddhism
The Buddha
Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot today, at least we learned a little...
Buddhism
Andrew Weiss
My mind can go in a thousand directions. Now I walk in peace...
Buddhism
The Buddha
May all living beings have happiness and the causes of happiness; May all living beings be free from misery and the ca ...

Buddhism
Gyalwa Longchenpa
Assailed by afflictions, we discover Dharma And find the way to liberation. Thank you, evil forces! When sorrows ...
Buddhism
Anonymous
With every breath I take today, I vow to be awake...
Buddhism
Shantideva, 8th century Buddhist monk
For as long as space endures And for as long as living beings remain...
Buddhism
Beliefnet member dreaming_romali
May the buddhas and bodhisattvas smile upon us with compassion and continue to turn the wheel of Dharma...
Buddhism
Beliefnet member Rachel_Zen1110
May the children of the world grow constantly in spiritual awareness and peace consciousness...
Buddhism
Anonymous
Sentient beings are numberless; we vow to liberate them. Delusions are inexhaustible; we vow to transcend them...
Buddhism
Andrew Weiss
Falling asleep at last I vow with all beings...

Buddhism
Ceisiwr Serith
Kwan Yin of the gentle hands, with arms held wide in benediction…
Buddhism
Translated by Stephen H. Ruppenthal
May all be filled with joy and peace. May all beings everywhere, The strong and the weak...
Buddhism
Beliefnet member kuliLinei
May all sentient beings have the courage to look within themselves and see the good and bad that exists in all of us...
Buddhism
Andrew Weiss
As I take my first step, My foot kisses the floor...
Buddhism
Beliefnet member lgalexander
May each of us find our true path and learn from our mistakes (karma) and accept each other's evolutionary pathway...
Buddhism
The Buddha
Let your love flow outward through the universe, To its height, its depth, its broad extent, A limitless love, with ...
Buddhism
Beliefnet member dreamtheatre
I beseech the wisdom of all enlightened beings, past and future. May the Four Immeasurable Minds...
Buddhism
Anonymous
I go to the Buddha for refuge...
Buddhism
Beliefnet member mcguffin
May all sentient beings be healthy and happy. May His Holiness the Dalai Lama have a long life...
Buddhism
Anonymous
Though the many beings are numberless, I vow to save them. Though greed, hatred, and ignorance rise endlessly...

Buddhism
Anonymous
All the evil karma ever committed by me since of old, On account of greed, anger, and folly, which have no beginning.. ...
Buddhism
Beliefnet member soaring_lotus
I pray to every divine being, every Buddha, Bodhisattva, Arhat, spirit, protector of the Dharma, god and goddess...
Buddhism
Anonymous
Just as the soft rains fill the streams, pour into the rivers, and join together in the oceans, so may the power of ...
Buddhism
Beliefnet member DivineJourney
May we know that it is the journey that is important. May we find our own truths and the divine within ourselves...
Buddhism
Beliefnet member PurpleStar26
May the lonely be comforted. May love abound and divisions between us cease to exist...

Sunday 5 June 2016

Lion's roar: What is karma

http://www.lionsroar.com/panel-the-law-of-karma/


What is karma and how does it work

The Buddha taught that because of karma, beings are bound to the ever-turning wheel of rebirth. Only when a person stops believing in the existence of a permanent and real self can he or she become free from karma. Bhikkhu Bodhi, Jan Chozen Bays, and Jeffrey Hopkins discuss what that means.